DIY: Hanging Easter Posies

In celebration of that time of year when one gets to indulge with abandon in bunnies, chicks, and all things “cute, pretty, and pastel,” my children and I have been creating myriad Easter projects. But this is one I did all on my own when they were at school: delicate, tiny Easter posies hanging from the window, a welcoming homage to spring.

Materials:

Above: For this project all you need is: ribbon, flowers, scissors, glue, and some cleaned eggs shells with the tops taken off (like a soft boiled egg.) We collected our eggs over several breakfasts. Don’t worry about creating even edges; the flowers will hide them.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Above: I selected Studio Carta’s 2/8″ Width Cotton Ribbon in sophisticated hues, such as this “iron” spool pictured here. I also chose: marigold, sage, pool, chartreuse, and ice at $9 each for five yards.

First, measure a length of ribbon from the top of your window to the height at which you want to hang the egg vases. Double this length and cut. I found it best to stagger lengths slightly.

Above: Taking your flowers, assemble them into a small bouquet. Measure the stems against your egg to make sure that each bouquet sits right in your vase. (Ideally, this forager would have loved to use vernal garden flowers, such as crocus and narcissus. But springtime drags its feet here in New England, so I selected a mix of blooms, herbs, and branches from Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s.

Abve: You could adapt this project and use similar egg vases (with shorter ribbons perhaps) to create a blooming centerpiece for your Easter table or even place them in egg cups to use as place card holders.